All Health Service Journal articles in June 2019 – Page 11
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News
NHS national chief operating officer revealed
NHS England and NHS Improvement have chosen the boss of a major hospital trust to be their national chief operating officer, effectively the deputy chief executive of the NHS.
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News
Daily Insight: Houses not in order
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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News
Private hospitals safety warning after patient death
A coroner has issued warnings over safety at private hospitals after a patient referred out of the NHS by his consultant died following surgery.
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News
Three CCGs vote to merge to form single STP commissioner
Three clinical commissioning groups in the West Midlands are planning to merge, forming a single commissioner across the sustainability and transformation partnership.
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Comment
Why the NHS needs to understand the changes to higher and further education
It is worth the NHS exploring at least the high-level detail of what could be a hugely significant review into the post-18 education world, writes Michael Wood
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News
Investigation launched into safeguarding at psychiatric unit
A multi-agency investigation has been launched at a psychiatric unit after a “disproportionate” number of safeguarding alerts for patient-on-patient attacks.
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HSJ Interactive
Watch the HSJ webinar on fit and proper person test
The future of the fit and proper person test will come under scrutiny in an HSJ webinar next week.
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News
NHS England seeks £50bn bond for ‘capital starved’ health service
The chair of NHS England has called on politicians to back a £50bn government “bond” for infrastructure spending, saying the service is “capital starved”.
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Ex-NHSE director Fielden sentenced for voyeurism
A former NHS England deputy medical director has been given a suspended sentence after a court heard how he secretly spied on a teenage girl as she took a shower.
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Expert Briefing
Mental Health Matters: Private sector must change its offer
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector.
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News
Daily Insight: Crashing out with no deal
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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HSJ Local
Revealed: Impact of private provider's 'hard exit' from contract
Patients will see their treatment delayed by a private provider’s “hard exit” from a major treatment centre after a clinical commissioning group chose not to extend its contract for a smoother transition, HSJ can reveal.
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Expert Briefing
Following the Money: The new NHS CFO inherits a tinderbox
HSJ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get the health service back in the black.
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Comment
Interim plan could never be a magic fix for the workforce challenge
The recently published interim plan has brought together the frontline, wider sector and government and it is vital that we build on this, exhorts Saffron Cordery
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News
Chief executive to leave troubled trust
The chief executive of Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust is to leave, amid concerns about serious service quality problems.
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HSJ Local
FTs discuss potential merger
Two providers in the north west have begun talks about merging, amid wider plans to improve integration across services.
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News
Government announces plan to tackle NHS pension crisis
The government is to consult on changes to the NHS pension scheme rules to stop senior doctors being hit with large tax bills.
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News
Workforce plan: Power will be devolved to regions
Workforce planning policy will be devolved to regional integrated care systems as part of sweeping changes to the way the NHS manages its 1.3 million staff, the long-awaited interim NHS workforce plan has revealed.
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News
Exclusive: Dido Harding: Boards should take culture as seriously as finance
Baroness Dido Harding has said if NHS boards took culture and staff management as seriously as finance, the service would “shift from a bullying and rotten culture quite quickly”, while stating she is “pretty confident” it will secure extra workforce investment from government later this year.
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News
Merger lead appointed CEO of acute trust
Chesterfield Royal Hospital Foundation Trust has appointed a new chief executive who has been responsible for a major merger project in her current job.